WATERFRONT DISPUTE SETTLED

Chronicle (Levin), 15 July 1948, Page 5

WATERFRONT DISPUTE SETTLED

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T erms Of Ref erence Agreed On For Hearing By Tribunal

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WELLINGTON, July 15. "I have much pleasure in announcing the settlement oi the. Auckland waterfront dispute," said the Minister of LaboUr, Mt. McLagan, this afternoOn. "Terms of reference haVe' 'been-. agreed upon and the dispute is to be r.eferred to a tribunal for settlement. The parties have agreed to meet in tribufial by July 22, that is a weeksfrom today, or as Soon thereafter as the tribunal is ready to proceed." Mr. McLagan explained that a judge might not b'e available by July 22. "All the parties to the dispute have undertaken in writing to accept and abide by the decision of the tribunal. The terms of reference cover the matters set out in the terms of refere.nce proposed by the Government, the only material variation being that the dispute over the Broompark is also iiicllided. "I wish to express the Government's pleasure that its proposals for a settlement of the dispute by a tribunal, with an agreed upon order of reference, have been accepted and that the holdup of work in Auckland- has ended. "As soon as this agreement'was reached, the Waterfront Industry Commission's Auckland branch was instructed to prepare the engagement board for the commencement of work at 1 p.m. today. All ships except the Mountpark will resume, it having been agreed, in accordance with the Government's earlier offer, that this ship will not resume' pending the tribunal's d.0cision« "In announcing this settlement, I would like to express the. Government's thanks to the national executive of the Federation of Labour for the helpful part it has played in the negotiations for a settlement."